Overview
- The child was struck shortly after 8:40am in the underground car park at Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas, Dublin 11.
- He was taken by ambulance to Children's Health Ireland (CHI) Temple Street with serious injuries and was pronounced dead that afternoon.
- The scene has been preserved for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators as inquiries continue.
- Investigators are seeking witness accounts and camera footage from the Charlestown area between 8:20am and 9:00am on Wednesday.
- A Family Liaison Officer has been appointed to support the boy’s relatives during the investigation.